Acceptance Leads To Playing Better Golf

May 7, 2011 · Filed Under Golf Tips, Mental Golf · Comment 

In order for one to more fully advance and evolve in quantum leaps to their next level of fuller expression and potential on the golf course, one must embrace exactly where they are. Let me repeat that again – One Must Embrace Exactly Where They Are.

One must embrace their level of play: their fears, their strengths, and the things they can do to improve upon. The place to begin is exactly where you are right now, without any hidden self-deception, denial, or “should be” mentality.

If you’re always struggling in a way that you “should be” better than you are, it’s like the dog always chasing its tail. You’ll never get there. If you’re always seeking to impress another with your anger after a less than stellar golf shot, because you think you are “better than you are”…again you stay stuck in the vicious never-ending cycle of not getting any better.

It is only when you fully begin to “let go” of this self-deceptive mentality and begin to accept yourself and be exactly as you are that a light, a relief, a feeling of peace will “perhaps” enter your experience if you are willing to let it in, unless you don’t.

I cannot tell how many times I observe others, myself included for most of my life, getting all worked up and upset on the golf course because I “should be” better than this.

I recall a round of golf not too many years ago where a friend of mine, Jack, came off the 9th green at Petoskey Bay-View Country Club exasperated after shooting 44, “I’m an 8-handicap golfer and I don’t shoot this!” Steam was literally coming out of Jack’s ears on the 10th tee – it was difficult to even talk with him; it spoiled the rest of his round. As for me, he was my partner, and our team ended up losing a couple bucks to our playing partners.

See how it works? This “should be” attitude translates into more and more negative frustration. One cannot play their best golf when they’re mad, angry, upset, or disappointed. Period!

“It is only when we have the courage to face things exactly as they are, without any self-deception or illusion, that a light will develop out of events, by which the path to success may be recognized.”
I Ching: Hexagram 5, Hsu – Waiting (Nourishment)

Once we have an acceptance, an integrity and authenticity within to face things exactly as they are…then can we begin the process of moving into setting powerful intentions by living the life of our dreams, both on and off the golf course.

Therefore, welcome it all into your experience and simply let go of any emotionally charged emotion. And you will know exactly why you received this message today!


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